Bird is the word as KFC goes grilling
BY Sarah Armaghan DAILY NEWS WRITER
Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 4:00 AM
Colonel Sanders is taking the F out of KFC.
The fast-food chain unveiled a healthier brand of chicken Tuesday - grilled instead of fried.
The Daily News took a bucket of the leaner bird - marketed as KGC or Kentucky Grilled Chicken - to the streets of New York for a taste test.
"It almost tastes the same as the fried," said Hicksville, L.I., resident Diana Marcin, 35, who proved the new product is still finger-lickin' good by licking hers between bites.
"If it's less calories then I would rather [buy] this."
KFC is hoping the grilled version will encourage consumers to "unthink" notions of KFC as a restaurant that's tough on the waistline and arteries.
KFC said the grilled bird was two years in the making. It plans to offer a free piece to all customers on April 27.
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